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  • About
  • The Rivers
    • Nashua
    • Squannacook
    • Nissitissit
  • Wild & Scenic
  • The Study
    • Study Committee
    • ORRV Sub-committee
    • Outreach Sub-committee
  • Communities
    • Ayer
    • Bolton
    • Brookline
    • Dunstable
    • Groton
    • Harvard
    • Hollis
    • Lancaster
    • Pepperell
    • Shirley
    • Townsend
  • Documents
    • Stewardship Plan and Appendices
    • Timeline
    • Study Act Legislation 2014
    • NPS Reconnaissance Study 2013
    • PowerPoint Presentation to Town Boards and Commissions - Dec. 2017
    • Study Committee Documents
    • Partnership W+SR - 20 Years of Success
  • Images / Press
    • Press
  • Videos
  • View Stewardship Plan and Appendices
  • Events
  • FAQ's
  • Town Votes & Board Letters of Endorsement
  • Other Letters of Support
  • Contact
    • email signup

Study Committee Documents

Study Committee

The Nashua River Wild & Scenic River Study Committee consists of a representative and, in most cases, an alternate appointed by the participating town's Board of Selectmen.  The Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month. 

Current Study Committee Members:
Communities 
 (1 vote per community) 
  • Ayer MA:  Beth Suedmeyer (rep) & Robert Pontbriand (alt)
  • Bolton MA: Rona Balco (rep) & Rebecca Longvall (alt)
  • Brookline NH: Jordan Bailey (rep) & Drew Kellner (alt)
  • Dunstable MA:  Leah Basbanes (rep) & Jean Haight (alt)
  • Groton MA:  Nadia Madden (rep / Vice Chair) & Stacey Chilcoat (alt)
  • Harvard MA:  Lucy Wallace (rep / Chair) & Michele Girard (alt)
  • Hollis NH: LeeAnn Wolff (rep) & Laura Bianco (alt)
  • Lancaster MA:  open
  • Pepperell MA:  Paula Terrasi (rep) & Mark Andrews (alt)
  • Shirley MA:   Heidi Ricci (rep) & Betsy Colburn (alt)
  • Townsend MA:  Bill Wilkinson (rep)
Other voting committee members:
Nashua River Watershed Association  (1 vote for the NRWA) 
  • Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell
  • Al Futterman
  • Martha Morgan
National Park Service  (1 vote for the NPS) 
  • Jamie Fosburgh
  • Liz Lacy

​Non-voting members include representatives from MA Div. of Ecological Restoration, MA Div. of Fish & Wildlife, US Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Devens Enterprise Commission (Neal Angus)
  • MA Division of Ecological Restoration (Cindy Delpapa)
  • MA Division of Fish & Wildlife (Anne Gagnon)
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service (Linh Phu)
  • US Geological Survey (Jeff Barbaro)



Participating guests include local and regional resource experts from Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Steps of the Study and Designation Process (Click and scroll down for "Steps")
ORRV (Outstandingly Remarkable Resource Values) Sub-Committee
Outreach Sub-Committee